Ten USAPers Accepted With Over $2,5 Million In Scholarships

Ten members of Education Matters’ first USAP Cohort have been accepted during the Early Decision/Early Action application round with full scholarships to attend top colleges and universities in the United States. The ten, who have collectively earned over $2.5 million in scholarships over the four years of their education, will begin studies in August 2017. They aim to study a variety of subjects ranging from Biochemistry to Political Science, from Engineering to History and Music.

Here are the accepted students, their high schools and the colleges and universities where they will be studying:

USAP 2016 Students Accepted and Funded Early Decision/Early Action

Name

High School(s)

College/University

Vimbai Mawoneke

Mpopoma High

Bryn Mawr College

Trish Razunguzwa

Dominican Convent Harare

Brown University

Roy Mugobi

Mufakose 1/Mufakose 2

Harvard University

Takudzwa Mujuru

Gateway/Mukumbi

Lafayette College

Brian Sibanda

Maranantha Adventist

Pomona College

Anesu Ndoro

Kutama College

Reed College

Glenda Nhutwa

Mpopoma High

Sewanee University

Yolanda Chigiji

Bulawayo Adventist

Smith College

Lloyd Maodzeka

Silveira High

University of Pennsylvania

Nokukhanya Ncube

John Tallach

Wellesley College

USAP Applications for the 2017 year will be available starting January 20! Watch this space if you are or know a highly-talented, economically-disadavantaged student starting his/her final U6 year in high school in Zimbabwe or Zambia.